Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and North Korea

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in El Salvador was 1.78 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs North Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	6.62	3.57
1961	6.64	3.26
1962	6.68	3.41
1963	6.69	3.63
1964	6.68	3.55
1965	6.64	3.56
1966	6.57	3.71
1967	6.49	4.05
1968	6.39	3.87
1969	6.28	3.86
1970	6.18	3.85
1971	6.13	3.74
1972	6.03	3.89
1973	5.93	3.35
1974	5.82	3.14
1975	5.71	3.05
1976	5.59	2.84
1977	5.47	2.77
1978	5.36	2.79
1979	5.23	2.85
1980	5.11	2.84
1981	4.99	2.92
1982	4.83	2.85
1983	4.65	2.78
1984	4.48	2.71
1985	4.32	2.65
1986	4.19	2.59
1987	4.18	2.53
1988	4.1	2.47
1989	4.03	2.41
1990	3.96	2.39
1991	3.89	2.35
1992	3.8	2.29
1993	3.69	2.22
1994	3.61	2.18
1995	3.57	2.15
1996	3.48	2.09
1997	3.38	2.03
1998	3.34	1.99
1999	3.22	1.97
2000	3.08	1.94
2001	2.93	1.94
2002	2.78	1.92
2003	2.64	1.91
2004	2.52	1.9
2005	2.44	1.87
2006	2.4	1.94
2007	2.35	1.94
2008	2.29	1.97
2009	2.26	1.91
2010	2.24	1.89
2011	2.22	1.88
2012	2.19	1.88
2013	2.15	1.88
2014	2.13	1.87
2015	2.07	1.86
2016	1.97	1.86
2017	1.9	1.85
2018	1.85	1.83
2019	1.84	1.83
2020	1.82	1.82
2021	1.8	1.81
2022	1.79	1.8
2023	1.78	1.78
2024	1.77	1.78
2025	1.75	1.77
2026	1.74	1.75
2027	1.73	1.74
2028	1.72	1.73
2029	1.72	1.73
2030	1.71	1.72
2031	1.7	1.72
2032	1.7	1.71
2033	1.69	1.71
2034	1.69	1.71
2035	1.68	1.7
2036	1.68	1.7
2037	1.68	1.7
2038	1.67	1.69
2039	1.67	1.69
2040	1.67	1.69
2041	1.67	1.69
2042	1.67	1.69
2043	1.67	1.69
2044	1.66	1.68
2045	1.66	1.68
2046	1.66	1.68
2047	1.66	1.68
2048	1.66	1.67
2049	1.66	1.67
2050	1.65	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	45.5%	37.5%
1961	45.7%	37%
1962	45.8%	36.6%
1963	46%	36.5%
1964	46.1%	36.6%
1965	46.2%	36.7%
1966	46.3%	37.3%
1967	46.5%	38.3%
1968	46.6%	39.2%
1969	46.8%	39.8%
1970	46.8%	40.1%
1971	46.7%	40.3%
1972	46.6%	40.2%
1973	46.4%	39.8%
1974	46.2%	39.3%
1975	45.9%	38.8%
1976	45.6%	38.3%
1977	45.3%	37.7%
1978	44.9%	36.9%
1979	44.5%	36%
1980	44.2%	35.1%
1981	43.9%	34.2%
1982	43.7%	33.1%
1983	43.4%	32%
1984	43.1%	30.9%
1985	42.7%	29.9%
1986	42.4%	29%
1987	42.1%	28%
1988	41.9%	27.3%
1989	41.8%	26.8%
1990	41.7%	26.5%
1991	41.7%	26.4%
1992	41.5%	26.3%
1993	41.1%	26.4%
1994	40.5%	26.4%
1995	39.8%	26.4%
1996	39.1%	26.3%
1997	38.5%	26.2%
1998	38%	26%
1999	37.5%	25.8%
2000	37.1%	25.6%
2001	36.7%	25.3%
2002	36.3%	25%
2003	35.9%	24.6%
2004	35.4%	24.3%
2005	34.9%	23.9%
2006	34.4%	23.4%
2007	33.9%	23%
2008	33.4%	22.5%
2009	32.7%	22.1%
2010	32%	21.6%
2011	31.3%	21.2%
2012	30.6%	20.8%
2013	29.9%	20.4%
2014	29.2%	20.1%
2015	28.6%	19.8%
2016	28%	19.6%
2017	27.5%	19.4%
2018	27%	19.2%
2019	26.7%	19.1%
2020	26.3%	19.1%
2021	26%	19.1%
2022	25.6%	19%
2023	25.2%	19%
2024	24.8%	18.9%
2025	24.4%	18.9%
2026	24%	18.9%
2027	23.5%	18.8%
2028	23.1%	18.7%
2029	22.7%	18.6%
2030	22.3%	18.5%
2031	21.9%	18.3%
2032	21.6%	18.1%
2033	21.4%	17.9%
2034	21.1%	17.6%
2035	20.8%	17.4%
2036	20.6%	17.1%
2037	20.3%	16.8%
2038	20.1%	16.6%
2039	19.8%	16.3%
2040	19.6%	16.1%
2041	19.3%	15.9%
2042	19%	15.7%
2043	18.8%	15.5%
2044	18.5%	15.4%
2045	18.3%	15.3%
2046	18%	15.2%
2047	17.8%	15.2%
2048	17.6%	15.2%
2049	17.3%	15.2%
2050	17.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.42% in North Korea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	81,544	277,717
1961	84,614	257,788
1962	88,237	286,534
1963	90,794	321,805
1964	93,328	323,623
1965	95,341	335,587
1966	97,156	363,882
1967	98,424	414,632
1968	98,851	399,837
1969	99,848	404,189
1970	100,499	406,129
1971	104,714	393,220
1972	107,604	411,997
1973	111,546	338,600
1974	113,846	306,902
1975	116,737	288,966
1976	120,511	255,841
1977	121,446	242,870
1978	124,468	243,533
1979	123,838	251,409
1980	111,771	255,206
1981	117,346	273,800
1982	120,938	276,332
1983	121,700	279,046
1984	125,036	282,987
1985	127,248	287,714
1986	130,177	293,227
1987	133,667	296,030
1988	136,230	299,305
1989	139,093	303,078
1990	140,311	312,460
1991	140,691	320,551
1992	139,221	324,002
1993	138,432	320,880
1994	137,974	320,861
1995	138,268	233,381
1996	136,929	226,095
1997	134,448	211,325
1998	134,065	197,589
1999	128,947	181,613
2000	122,315	161,591
2001	114,313	143,321
2002	106,137	119,504
2003	97,849	178,775
2004	90,905	155,838
2005	84,883	132,765
2006	80,887	129,171
2007	76,776	120,521
2008	75,107	122,015
2009	74,908	111,530
2010	75,695	112,443
2011	76,182	114,798
2012	75,495	118,773
2013	73,869	122,519
2014	72,581	127,078
2015	69,263	127,365
2016	63,751	125,048
2017	59,824	120,181
2018	57,509	113,164
2019	56,816	106,208
2020	48,244	95,920
2021	46,530	99,710
2022	53,138	96,495
2023	51,985	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 39 deaths per 100,000 live births in El Salvador, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	North Korea
1985	193	76
1986	169	68
1987	178	62
1988	173	55
1989	155	49
1990	145	43
1991	129	38
1992	121	37
1993	114	46
1994	101	57
1995	89	127
1996	78	128
1997	67	128
1998	61	129
1999	53	129
2000	48	129
2001	45	130
2002	40	131
2003	38	76
2004	35	77
2005	34	78
2006	33	80
2007	33	80
2008	33	79
2009	35	78
2010	34	77
2011	35	76
2012	36	76
2013	39	75
2014	41	73
2015	43	72
2016	43	71
2017	44	70
2018	43	69
2019	40	66
2020	48	66
2021	58	72
2022	39	67
2023	39	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 1.8% in North Korea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	18.5%	11.6%
1961	18.1%	11.2%
1962	17.7%	10.8%
1963	17.3%	10.4%
1964	17%	9.92%
1965	16.6%	9.46%
1966	16.3%	8.96%
1967	16%	8.45%
1968	15.6%	7.94%
1969	15.3%	7.45%
1970	15%	6.99%
1971	14.6%	6.58%
1972	14.3%	6.2%
1973	13.9%	5.86%
1974	13.5%	5.56%
1975	13.1%	5.28%
1976	12.6%	5.03%
1977	12.1%	4.8%
1978	11.6%	4.59%
1979	11.1%	4.4%
1980	12.5%	4.22%
1981	10%	4.05%
1982	9.46%	3.91%
1983	8.94%	3.8%
1984	8.42%	3.71%
1985	7.93%	3.68%
1986	7.47%	3.68%
1987	7.04%	3.78%
1988	6.65%	3.83%
1989	6.28%	3.95%
1990	5.94%	4.07%
1991	5.61%	4.18%
1992	5.3%	4.25%
1993	5%	4.27%
1994	4.71%	4.25%
1995	4.42%	10.8%
1996	4.15%	10.6%
1997	3.89%	10.5%
1998	3.65%	10.3%
1999	3.43%	10.2%
2000	3.23%	10%
2001	3.04%	9.9%
2002	2.86%	9.78%
2003	2.7%	3.45%
2004	2.55%	3.38%
2005	2.4%	3.33%
2006	2.27%	3.28%
2007	2.15%	3.24%
2008	2.04%	3.1%
2009	1.94%	3%
2010	1.84%	2.87%
2011	1.75%	2.72%
2012	1.67%	2.57%
2013	1.59%	2.41%
2014	1.52%	2.26%
2015	1.45%	2.14%
2016	1.39%	2.06%
2017	1.33%	1.91%
2018	1.27%	1.84%
2019	1.22%	1.77%
2020	1.17%	1.74%
2021	1.12%	1.74%
2022	1.08%	1.77%
2023	1.04%	1.8%